5 Personalised Valentines Gift Ideas   Are you searching for unique Valentines gift ideas this year? We get it. Sometimes flowers, chocolates and stuffed bears just don’t cut it anymore.   Fortunately, there’s no reason to stress. You can now personalise a range of cool and useful items with the Tshirt Mill. How about some matching mugs or stubby coolers? Maybe a custom apron or a one-of-a-kind t-shirt? Check out these great Valentine’s Day gifts before Cupid rolls around.   1. His and Hers matching mugs   Morning coffee just got a lot cuter with matching mugs. These high-quality ceramic white mugs are completely customisable. All you need to do is upload your personalised design or create it online using the Tshirt Mill’s intuitive program. Come Valentine’s Day, you and your loved one will be sipping coffee or tea in bed out of his and hers matching mugs. You can also  customise enamel mugs , which are perfect for couples who love going camping.  Start designing matching mugs here

Have you always dreamed of starting your own t-shirt brand? It’s now easier than ever to get a T-shirt printing business start up off the ground thanks to the Tshirt Mill. In this quick and simple guide, we’ll break down how to start a t-shirt business in only five steps.   How to start a t-shirt brand in 5 easy steps 1. Pick your target audience Choosing a clear and defined target audience is advertising 101. You can’t market to everyone, but you have to market to someone. Knowing your target audience means knowing what they want, hate, love and need. It also means knowing how and where to talk to them. For example, social media is often a better marketing platform for younger demographics.  However, the main reason you want to know your target audience is so you can create t-shirts that they’ll actually want to wear. Once you choose a target audience, you can perform thorough market research to determine what designs, materials and cuts appeal the most. 2. Create a logo Branding expe

Christmas is fast approaching and just like us, you’re probably racking your brain for Christmas gift ideas. Some of the hardest people to buy for are our co-workers. Fortunately, we’ve compiled this list of fantastic office Christmas gifts to help. From customisable printed t-shirts to personalised mugs, here are five office Christmas gift ideas that  will delight your colleagues. 5 Christmas Gift Ideas For Your Colleagues 1. Print your artwork onto a t-shirt Stop trying to find the perfect t-shirt, because it doesn’t exist. Not unless you create it yourself. With The Tshirt Mill, you can choose from hundreds of t-shirt designs and styles for men, women and children. All you need to do is upload your design or create your own using our online designer tool. We only stock superior products and materials that provide the perfect fit and feel for your customised t-shirt. And what better way to showcase your art or graphic designs than with a cool t-shirt, singlet, hoodie or polo. It cert

“ I have been working with the team at The Tshirt Mill for over 3 years now, They’re unbelievably good at what they do and I’d recommend them to anyone needing a project done big or small. Incredibly easy to work, highly experienced and knowledgable on anything and everything about printing plus they’re all the nicest people you’ll ever meet!” ‘I started my store on the couch watching a movie, I was drawing fried eggs and other assorted foods and photocopied them into photoshop and used the paint bucket tool to darken the lines and started uploading the designs to a website and friends from school started buying the tees and from that I eventually started studying Graphic Design, realised I was doing everything wrong. I then got pretty into Instagram and designed my second official range of tees and printed my samples with you guys! I shot a look book with my sister and voila! it all started from there. Now I try bring out a new range every year. :)’ After starting her own t-s

For most, the hardest part of creative design is the idea generation. Once you get past that roadblock, the designs just keep on'a comin! To make it easier for you, the guys at Creative Market , have come up with a cool infographic showcasing the graphic design trends of 2016. Did "modern retro" make the cut? Check the above link to find out. Design by Ralph Cifra  Once that lightbulb in your head is burning bright, head to our DYO competition and get your great ideas onto a tee!

Whilst Halloween isn't our most celebrated day here in Australia, it definitely seems to be getting more traction each year.  And I'm not talking about kids showing up at our front door asking for lollies, it seems more and more people are throwing Halloween themed parties and the costumes really are something else.  We're estimating at least 83 people will dress as Eleven from hit Netflix show, Stranger Things  Driven by Hollywood A listers throwing extravagant parties and putting some serious coin into their costumes and sharing them across Insta, naturally, you and I are now interested in doing the same!  So, with thanks to Pop Sugar,  here's some inspo for you to create some great costumes this year. And, if costumes aren't your cup of tea, design a sweet ass tshirt here .  Please, whatever you do, steer clear of scary clown costumes. 

Band tees were once a staple item for the cool cats of fashion. Think Dave Grohl rocking the Motorhead tee, or even MTV's Butthead in his iconic ACDC tee. Band tshirts once represented your love for music. Going to the gig and buying the merch, trawling Ebay for ones you missed out on, or visiting your local record store when they got a fresh batch in. These days, the fashion giants of H&M, among others, are stocking your old favourite band tees. It seems everyone is rocking band tees, seeing it quickly lose it's appeal amongst the effortlessly cool fashionistas. Lifestyle website,  High Snobiety  has written a great piece on it  here Image source: Reddit 

Brrrrring on summer. But in the meantime, here’s some ideas for how to look good and stay warm wearing the humble tee. Make accessories your friend Sure, you can wear a t-shirt in winter - just make sure you add some extras, the woolier, the better. Chunky scarves, beanies and knitted cardis all provide maximum warmth with a side of ‘Check me out, I’m killin’ it!’. The ol’ double shirt routine During winter, a t-shirt and a button up shirt go together like Bey and Jay. Team plaid or chambray with your fave tee for a laid back look. And yes, that’s Kanye – say what you will about his ‘tude, the guy knows how to put together an outfit. Just add jacket Tailored, leather, denim – take your pick, they all go perfectly with a tee and provide a fashionable barrier against the brrr. Get yourself a vest Long gone are the days when vests were for pointdexters and science teachers. Now we’ve got fur (the fauxer, the better!) for a super cute casual look, puffer

Look, we love t-shirts as much as the next guy but in the wrong hands, even good t-shirts can go bad. So, we’ve compiled a handy list of tips to keep in mind when you design your own shirt. Don’t forget the spellcheque Want to put text on your custom shirt? Then for the love of God, check the spelling before you hit ‘print’! Even retail giants H&M and TopShop forgot this top tip – check out their handy work in the last two images below. We’re guessing the intern got blamed. Consider your message, like really. Are you an ex-con, current con or seriously considering becoming a con? Then you might want to consider the messaging on your custom shirt. Who knows when you’ll be posing for a mug shot…   Give it the ‘is there a chance I could end up on the internet in this’ test? And we don’t mean in a good way. We mean on one of those ‘ 25 t-shirt fails’ lists. When you design your own shirt, always remember - what looks good/so

T-shirts go together with music and music like Mork and Mindy. Or Jay and Bey. Or Kanye and, well, Kanye. The point is, film and music have inspired some pretty great t-shirts. Here’s a few of our faves:   Mean Girls Most things Linday Lohan touches turn to shit. But not Mean Girls. It’s been just over 10 years since it first graced our screens and we’re still quoting the zingers! Some of us are actually wearing them. Check it out. Napoleon Dynamite These shirts started out cool, then eeeevvvveerybody had one so then they got less cool. But we reckon enough time has passed and they’re almost cool again in a quasi-retro hipster ironic way. Look, it’s just a classic shirt, all right? And just because this is abso-freaking-lutely timeless…   White Men Can’t Jump Oh Woody – you trailblazing bastard, you! Woody was rockin’ this cult tee way back in 1992, looooo